Boyle named head men’s soccer coach at Olivet College

Bill Boyle has been named head men's soccer coach at Olivet College, according to an announcement by Dave Price, director of athletics.

Boyle, a resident of Haslett, comes to Olivet after spending the last four years as an assistant boys' soccer coach at Okemos High School (OHS). The Chieftains won the 2004 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division I Boys' Soccer title. He has also served as a coach for various premier soccer teams in Michigan and Colorado. In addition, Boyle has received an advanced national license from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Boyle is a 1998 graduate of Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., and was a four-year starter in soccer for the Hawks (1994-1997). He has also played semi-professionally for the Detroit Dynamite and Cincinnati (Ohio) Riverhawks. Boyle graduated from OHS and was a four-year letterwinner on the soccer team. He scored 32 goals during his senior year and was named the Mr. Michigan runner-up.

"I am excited to have Bill join the Comet coaching staff," said Price. "I feel that he will lead our men's soccer program in the right direction because he has a very disciplined approach to coaching. Bill's references spoke very highly of his organization and motivation skills."